| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gilbert Sellman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ball (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Henry Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Erickson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Larry Torrence (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nigel Butler (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Harrington (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Roger Gerace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Stephen Schlegel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Brookover (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin inbounds the ball | 41-41 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Memphis | Roger Gerace blocks the short jumper by Henry Baldwin | 41-41 |
| 19:51 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Erickson | 41-41 |
| 19:30 | Memphis | Larry Torrence is fouled on the floor by Howard Brookover - foul #3 on Howard Brookover, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce (C) Howard Brookover | |
| 19:23 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 41-41 |
| 19:22 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 19:01 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-41 |
| 19:00 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson tips it home | 43-41 |
| 18:57 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert McSpedon (SF), Lee Stull (PF), Danial Kingery (C) Henry Baldwin, Darrell Erickson, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:40 | Memphis | Danial Kingery misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Schlegel - foul #3 on Stephen Schlegel, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Revis (PG), Terry Frederick (PF) Gilbert Sellman, William Ball | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Bradley (SG), Timothy Province (C) Thomas Harrington, Stephen Schlegel | |
| 18:40 | Memphis | Danial Kingery makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 18:40 | Memphis | Danial Kingery makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 18:26 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Joe Bradley | 45-43 |
| 18:07 | Memphis | Nigel Butler takes the ball from Danial Kingery | 45-43 |
| 18:05 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Revis - foul #1 on Kenneth Revis, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SG), Marvin Greenwood (SF), Richard Brown (C) Nigel Butler, Roger Gerace, Tyrone Pierce | |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Timothy Province hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left block | 45-43 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley can't tip it in | 45-43 |
| 17:50 | Memphis | Lee Stull snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 17:43 | Memphis | Lee Stull blows the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Province - foul #3 on Timothy Province, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Henry Baldwin (SF), Larry Torrence (C) Robert McSpedon, Terry Frederick, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce (C) Timothy Province | |
| 17:43 | Memphis | Lee Stull makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 17:43 | Memphis | Lee Stull makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 17:17 | Memphis | Larry Torrence gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 17:13 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 17:11 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin can't tip it in | 47-43 |
| 17:09 | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 17:07 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett loses the dribble to Larry Torrence in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 16:56 | Memphis | Lee Stull misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Tyrone Pierce - foul #1 on Tyrone Pierce, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), William Ball (SG), Darrell Erickson (PF) Gilbert Sellman, Kenneth Revis, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG), Thomas Harrington (SG) Joe Bradley, Marvin Greenwood | |
| 16:56 | Memphis | Lee Stull makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 16:56 | Memphis | Lee Stull misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 16:53 | East Carolina | Harold Denny picks off the pass by Thomas Harrington in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 16:52 | Memphis | Harold Denny banks in the layup | 50-43 |
| 16:37 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 16:35 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett grabs the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 16:30 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington misses the lay-in | 50-43 |
| 16:28 | Memphis | Lee Stull gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 16:22 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 50-43 |
| 16:21 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 16:14 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Henry Baldwin | 50-43 |
| 15:53 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Harold Denny | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Harold Denny (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ball (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Henry Baldwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darrell Erickson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Stull (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nigel Butler (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Harrington (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brian Bennett (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyrone Pierce (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington is fouled on the floor by Henry Baldwin - foul #3 on Henry Baldwin, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Robert McSpedon (SG), Terry Frederick (SF), Danial Kingery (PF), Larry Torrence (C) Harold Denny, William Ball, Henry Baldwin, Darrell Erickson, Lee Stull | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Bradley (PG), Marvin Greenwood (SG), Roger Gerace (SF), Stephen Schlegel (PF), Howard Brookover (C) Nigel Butler, Thomas Harrington, Brian Bennett, Richard Brown, Tyrone Pierce | |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley loses the dribble to Terry Frederick | 52-43 |
| 15:15 | Memphis | Terry Frederick misses the easy layup | 52-43 |
| 15:13 | Memphis | Larry Torrence tips it in | 54-43 |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 15:05 | Memphis | Terry Frederick pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 15:00 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Brookover | 54-43 |
| 14:59 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 14:57 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley is fouled in the backcourt by Gilbert Sellman - foul #3 on Gilbert Sellman, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Revis (SG) Terry Frederick | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-43 |
| 14:39 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Schlegel | 54-43 |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 14:28 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace grabs the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Sellman - foul #4 on Gilbert Sellman, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), Henry Baldwin (SF), Darrell Erickson (PF) Gilbert Sellman, Robert McSpedon, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG), Thomas Harrington (SG), Timothy Province (C) Joe Bradley, Marvin Greenwood, Howard Brookover | |
| 14:02 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 54-43 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel tips it in | 54-45 |
| 13:55 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Revis | 56-45 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 13:38 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 13:33 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin hits the finger roll | 58-45 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Henry Baldwin - foul #4 on Henry Baldwin, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), William Ball (SG), Robert McSpedon (SF), Terry Frederick (PF) David Jackson, Kenneth Revis, Henry Baldwin, Darrell Erickson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SG), Howard Brookover (C) Thomas Harrington, Stephen Schlegel | |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace misses the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 13:11 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Robert McSpedon | 58-46 |
| 13:04 | Memphis | William Ball scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Torrence and he's hacked by Brian Bennett - foul #1 on Brian Bennett, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington (SG) Roger Gerace | |
| 13:04 | Memphis | William Ball misses the free throw | 60-46 |
| 13:04 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Howard Brookover | 60-46 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett hits a jump hook near the basket | 60-48 |
| 12:42 | Memphis | Harold Denny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-48 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler is alone and drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Province | 60-50 |
| 12:22 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 12:21 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 12:16 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Howard Brookover | 60-53 |
| 11:52 | Memphis | William Ball clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Nigel Butler - foul #2 on Nigel Butler, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), Lee Stull (SF), Darrell Erickson (PF), Danial Kingery (C) Harold Denny, Robert McSpedon, Terry Frederick, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Joe Bradley (SG), Marvin Greenwood (SF), Stephen Schlegel (PF), Richard Brown (C) Nigel Butler, Thomas Harrington, Brian Bennett, Timothy Province, Howard Brookover | |
| 11:52 | Memphis | William Ball makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 11:52 | Memphis | William Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | Richard Brown snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Jackson (fresh) 3 pf. SG - William Ball (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Lee Stull (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Erickson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Danial Kingery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul McGlory (fresh) SG - Joe Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Greenwood (fresh) PF - Stephen Schlegel (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory misses the jump hook from the right block | 61-53 |
| 11:39 | East Carolina | Richard Brown tips it in | 61-55 |
| 11:20 | Memphis | Lee Stull hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Ball | 63-55 |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | Richard Brown hits a wide open floater from the left block | 63-57 |
| 10:46 | Memphis | Paul McGlory steals it from William Ball | 63-57 |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel misses the fadeaway near the basket | 63-57 |
| 10:30 | Memphis | William Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 10:26 | Memphis | David Jackson is fouled on the floor by Paul McGlory - foul #1 on Paul McGlory, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Revis (SG), Larry Torrence (C) William Ball, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG), Brian Bennett (SG), Roger Gerace (SF), Howard Brookover (C) Paul McGlory, Joe Bradley, Marvin Greenwood, Richard Brown | |
| 10:26 | Memphis | David Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 10:26 | Memphis | David Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Stull - foul #2 on Lee Stull, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), Robert McSpedon (SF) David Jackson, Lee Stull | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:16 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover misses long on a jumper in the paint | 64-57 |
| 10:15 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover grabs the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 09:54 | East Carolina | Larry Torrence is called for the reach on Nigel Butler - foul #1 on Larry Torrence, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| 09:54 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 09:54 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 09:38 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Denny | 67-59 |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler is hacked by Harold Denny in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Denny, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lee Stull (SF) Robert McSpedon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington (SG), Tyrone Pierce (PF) Brian Bennett, Stephen Schlegel | |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 09:13 | Memphis | Nigel Butler steals it from Harold Denny | 67-61 |
| 09:03 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace lays it in uncontested set up by Nigel Butler | 67-63 |
| 08:59 | Memphis | Harold Denny hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 67-63 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 08:45 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Howard Brookover, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Ball (SG), Robert McSpedon (SF), Terry Frederick (PF), Danial Kingery (C) Harold Denny, Lee Stull, Darrell Erickson, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Joe Bradley (SG), Marvin Greenwood (SF), Timothy Province (PF), Richard Brown (C) Nigel Butler, Thomas Harrington, Roger Gerace, Tyrone Pierce, Howard Brookover | |
| 08:35 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 08:33 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SG) Paul McGlory | |
| 08:11 | Memphis | Marvin Greenwood is called for the reach on Robert McSpedon - foul #2 on Marvin Greenwood, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lee Stull (C) Terry Frederick | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:11 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 08:11 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 07:49 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Joe Bradley | 69-65 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Kenneth Revis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ball (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McSpedon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Danial Kingery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Stull (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Joe Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Greenwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Province (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Memphis | William Ball misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Henry Baldwin (SF) Kenneth Revis, Robert McSpedon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Stephen Schlegel (PF), Tyrone Pierce (C) Marvin Greenwood, Timothy Province, Richard Brown | |
| 07:45 | Memphis | William Ball makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 07:45 | Memphis | William Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 07:27 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 71-65 |
| 07:26 | Memphis | Lee Stull grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 07:20 | Memphis | Stephen Schlegel denies the turnaround by William Ball | 71-65 |
| 07:18 | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 07:13 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Paul McGlory and the foul's on Henry Baldwin - foul #5 on Henry Baldwin, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (SG), Robert McSpedon (SF), Darrell Erickson (PF), Larry Torrence (C) William Ball, Henry Baldwin, Danial Kingery, Lee Stull | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Gerace (SF), Howard Brookover (C) Joe Bradley, Tyrone Pierce | |
| 07:13 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett misses the free throw | 71-67 |
| 07:13 | Memphis | Larry Torrence gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 06:48 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 06:42 | East Carolina | Robert McSpedon steals it from Roger Gerace in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| 06:40 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman jams it on a great pass from Robert McSpedon | 73-67 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul McGlory | 73-70 |
| 06:25 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 06:23 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 06:20 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett travels in the backcourt | 73-70 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), William Ball (SG), Terry Frederick (SF), Danial Kingery (PF) Gilbert Sellman, David Jackson, Robert McSpedon, Darrell Erickson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG), Thomas Harrington (SG), Timothy Province (PF), Richard Brown (C) Paul McGlory, Brian Bennett, Stephen Schlegel, Howard Brookover | |
| 06:02 | Memphis | William Ball is called for traveling | 73-70 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lee Stull (PF) Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood (SF) Roger Gerace | |
| 05:45 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Nigel Butler | 73-73 |
| 05:22 | Memphis | Harold Denny misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington double dribbles in the backcourt | 73-73 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), David Jackson (SG), Robert McSpedon (SF), Darrell Erickson (PF) Harold Denny, William Ball, Terry Frederick, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Gerace (SF), Stephen Schlegel (PF), Tyrone Pierce (C) Marvin Greenwood, Timothy Province, Richard Brown | |
| 05:09 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-73 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Revis (SG), Larry Torrence (C) David Jackson, Lee Stull | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Bradley (SG) Thomas Harrington | |
| 04:48 | Memphis | Larry Torrence jams it | 75-73 |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gilbert Sellman - foul #5 on Gilbert Sellman, team foul #10 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), Danial Kingery (PF) Gilbert Sellman, Darrell Erickson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Howard Brookover (C) Nigel Butler, Tyrone Pierce | |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:01 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 75-74 |
| 03:59 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon tips it home | 77-74 |
| 03:56 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel is fouled in the backcourt by David Jackson - foul #4 on David Jackson, team foul #11 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), Lee Stull (PF) David Jackson, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington (SG), Brian Bennett (SF), Timothy Province (C) Paul McGlory, Roger Gerace, Howard Brookover | |
| 03:56 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 03:56 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel misses the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 03:56 | Memphis | Danial Kingery snags the defensive board | 77-74 |
| 03:51 | Memphis | Danial Kingery buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-74 |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Harold Denny is called for the reach on Joe Bradley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Denny, team foul #12 | 80-74 |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Harold Denny (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Revis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert McSpedon (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Stull (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Danial Kingery (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Joe Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Harrington (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stephen Schlegel (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Province (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:41 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 80-75 |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 80-75 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel is hacked by Lee Stull - foul #3 on Lee Stull, team foul #13 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Ball (SG), Terry Frederick (PF) Kenneth Revis, Robert McSpedon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood (SF) Joe Bradley | |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel misses the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 03:33 | Memphis | Terry Frederick pulls down the rebound | 80-76 |
| 03:29 | Memphis | Stephen Schlegel swats the shot by William Ball | 80-76 |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Stephen Schlegel | 80-76 |
| 03:21 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood loses the ball out of bounds | 80-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | Darrell Erickson (PF) Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG), Richard Brown (C) Marvin Greenwood, Stephen Schlegel | |
| 03:02 | Memphis | William Ball comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 80-76 |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 80-76 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-76 |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Richard Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 80-76 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Nigel Butler | 80-79 |
| 02:44 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-79 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), Kenneth Revis (SG), Robert McSpedon (SF), Larry Torrence (C) Harold Denny, William Ball, Terry Frederick, Darrell Erickson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Gerace (SF), Tyrone Pierce (PF) Brian Bennett, Richard Brown | |
| 02:20 | Memphis | Lee Stull hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-79 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace grabs the board | 80-79 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-79 |
| Subs | Memphis | Danial Kingery (PF) Lee Stull | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Gerace and he's fouled by David Jackson - foul #5 on David Jackson, team foul #14 | 80-81 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Ball (SG), Lee Stull (SF), Darrell Erickson (PF) David Jackson, Robert McSpedon, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel (PF), Howard Brookover (C) Tyrone Pierce, Timothy Province | |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler misses the free throw | 80-81 |
| 01:58 | Memphis | Larry Torrence gets the rebound | 80-81 |
| 01:58 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-81 |
| 01:36 | Memphis | Lee Stull lays it in on a nice dish by William Ball | 82-81 |
| 01:30 | East Carolina | Kenneth Revis steps in front of the Roger Gerace pass | 82-81 |
| 01:28 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-81 |
| 01:11 | Memphis | Larry Torrence is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Larry Torrence, team foul #15 | 82-81 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Roger Gerace | 82-83 |
| 00:46 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-83 |
| 00:28 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 84-83 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace makes the floater from the left block set up by Thomas Harrington | 84-85 |
| 00:17 | Memphis | Memphis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-85 |
| 00:01 | Memphis | Lee Stull knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 86-85 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 86-85 |